SHE'S JUST AN `IT' GIRL WHO COULDN'T SAY `NO'.Byline: Glenn Whipp Film Critic `Factory Girl'' is a biopic bi·o·pic n. A film or television biography, often with fictionalized episodes. biopic Noun Informal a film based on the life of a famous person [bio(graphical) + pic(ture)] about mid-'60s ``It'' Girl Edie Sedgwick. And that's the problem. It Girls aren't ``it,'' are they? They're only interesting to a certain point. Their brief ascendance as·cen·dance also as·cen·dence n. Ascendancy. Noun 1. ascendance - the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay can be worth examining if it illustrates their era or those around them, or, if you're going to go whole hog whole hog Slang n. The whole way; the fullest extent: went the whole hog and ordered dessert. adv. Completely; unreservedly: swallowed the official version whole hog. on the biopic thing, if it digs deep in the root cellar root cellar n. An underground pit or cellar, usually covered with earth, used for the storage of root crops and other vegetables. Noun 1. of personal psychology. ``Factory Girl'' attempts to do a little of all these things "These Things" is an EP by She Wants Revenge, released in 2005 by Perfect Kiss, a subsidiary of Geffen Records. Music Video The music video stars Shirley Manson, lead singer of the band Garbage. Track Listing 1. "These Things [Radio Edit]" - 3:17 2. , which is probably a reflection of the number of times the movie has been sliced and diced in the editing room. The movie, directed by George Hickenlooper (``Mayor of Sunset Strip'') and written by Captain Mauzner (``Wonderland''), captures the energy and cliquishness clique n. A small exclusive group of friends or associates. intr.v. cliqued, cliqu·ing, cliques Informal To form, associate in, or act as a clique. of Andy Warhol's Factory scene but comes up empty when it tries to play the blame game for Sedgwick's destructiveness. Somewhere in ``Factory Girl'' lies the chaotic soul of the movie Hickenlooper wanted to make. It comes out in drips and dribbles but is overwhelmed by the obvious use of voice-over (``I know I won't live past 30'') and a framing interview that has Sedgwick, circa 1970, spilling her guts on the therapist's couch, underlining and explaining everything you already knew. As gamely played by Sienna Miller Sienna Rose Miller (born December 28, 1981) is an American-born English[1] actress, model and fashion designer. Early life Miller was born in New York City on December 28, 1981 and moved to England with her family as a child, where she attended the Heathfield , Sedgwick is a girl who dressed up as Holly Golightly on career day, a blue-blooded, innocent (!) dreamer with a mysterious past who says goodbye to her huckleberry huckleberry, any plant of the genus Gaylussacia, shrubs of the family Ericaceae (heath family), native to North and South America. The box huckleberry (G. brachycera) of E North America is evergreen and is often cultivated. The common huckleberry (G. friend in Boston to go pursue her pocketful of dreams in the Big Apple. There she meets opportunistic pop artist Andy Warhol, a vampire who bleeds dry the young beauty's trust account and charisma. The movie focuses on Sedgwick's role in Warhol's Factory, where she made both the scene and kooky movies (listed in order of importance). Their relationship is tested by the entrance of Sedgwick's knight in shining armor, the freewheelin' ``Musician'' (Hayden Christensen), who warns Edie that if she doesn't quit this Warhol poseur po·seur n. One who affects a particular attribute, attitude, or identity to impress or influence others. [French, from poser, to pose, from Old French; see pose1. , she's gonna wind up on desolation row. Caught between Warhol and Bob Dylan (not named, to avoid a lawsuit), the whiny Sedgwick splats Splats (Greek: Σπλατς) is a fanzine with comics. It is sold mainly within Patras as well as other cities. The volume does not number ant its stories are entirely humoristic. It has sold several volumes. like a bug on a windshield. Pearce nails Warhol's blank-eyed toxicity, but Christensen (and the filmmakers) clearly didn't spend much time watching D.A. Pennebaker's definitive documentary ``Don't Look Back,'' which caught Dylan at the same period. If they had, Christensen might have invested his performance with a little more of Anakin Skywalker's petulance. (Then again, maybe ignorance is a good thing.) If you have a passing interest in the time period, ``Factory Girl'' will hold your interest, even if sometimes you feel like you're doing nothing but rubbernecking. Miller gives it her all, baring her body and soul, but she's betrayed by the material. Want to know Sedgwick? Listen to Dylan sing ``Just Like a Woman.'' That's it -- in less than five minutes. Glenn Whipp, (818) 713-3672 glenn.whipp@dailynews.com FACTORY GIRL - Two and one half stars (R: drug use, language, sexual content) Starring: Sienna Miller, Guy Pearce, Hayden Christensen. Director: George Hickenlooper. Running time: 1 hr. 27 min. Playing: Pacific's ArcLight in Hollywood. In a nutshell: ``It'' Girl Edie Sedgwick biopic tells us about a poor little rich girl but doesn't give us much of a reason to care, outside of her association with Andy Warhol and Bob Dylan. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Edie Sedgwick's (Sienna Miller) meeting with pop artist Andy Warhol (Guy Pearce) marks the beginning of the end for her in ``Factory Girl.'' |
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